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Robert Speirs (speirs@chebucto.ns.ca) wrote:
: Steve M Franklin (franklin@pixel.ee.tuns.ca) wrote:
: : In article <5av1p5$du3@News.Dal.Ca>,
: : Robert Speirs <speirs@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote:
: : >
: : >In the future, please try to choose a better film, real cinema, as opposed
: : >to vulgar and offensive trash such as From Dusk 'til Dawn.

: : I won't comment on the choice of movies, but to hear you say that the Oxford
: : doesn't qualify as a "real cinema" is a bit of a shocker. I don't think I've

: I was not referring to "cinema" as a physical movie theatre. I was
: discussing cinema, as in the "art of cinema", the craft, film itself.

I recognized that right away..... i'm suprised everyone saying "the oxford
is a real cinema" didn't realize the context of the comment in question.
I myself have never been to the Oxford so I can't say if it is good one
way or the other.  I have however seen "From Dusk til Dawn", and IMHO (and
that of many other ppl I know) it is a cheap piece of trash better left in
some dark vault, never to see the light of day. It is, quite simply, an
attempt to cash in on the popularity of George Clooney.  Frankly I am
surprised that the CompSci students in charge of this would choose such a
lousy piece of crap. The only people who would actually enjoy such a
"movie" (and I use the term loosely with this)  are die-hard clooney-fans,
and people looking for a place to make out for a few hours.  In comparison
with what has been offered at the Oxford in the past, this is a major step
down for the quality of the films being shown.  Personally I hope this
isn't going to lead to a "slide" in the films shown at the Oxford, as if I
had the money I would have gone to a large number of them in the past.  I
saw FDTD once, which was more than enough, and i remember mentally kicking
myself for wasting the money.  I for one would never PAY good money to
watch THAT after the first time, as that old saying goes "Fool me once,
shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me".  In fact, to get me anywhere
near a viewing of FDTD you'd have to pay ME, and even then it would have
to be a substantial amount for me to waste the hour and a half (or
whatever) to watch it.  

			Steve.

as always the preceding comments were my own, your entitled to yours, I'm
entitled to mine.  Flames will be ignored. TTYL and ciao!